kvmb Chapter 599 I regret it!
Chapter 599 I regret it!
Fei Wan tried to persuade Cao Bin.
Finally, Cao Bin agreed to her proposal and accepted to recruit more people to join.
After Cao Bin left, Fei Wan and Queen Yan had a private conversation.
Queen Yan was worried because she saw that Cao Bin had agreed reluctantly.
"That old fellow, Cao Bin, has been able to maintain his foothold in Your Majesty's sight for nearly a decade, rising from an ordinary eunuch to his current position. He's incredibly slippery. I'm afraid he openly agreed to our cooperation, but secretly plans to withdraw. Perhaps he's already started trying to disassociate himself and then blame us for the incident of adding ships behind the scenes."
A cold light flashed in Queen Yan's eyes, and she felt murderous intent.
Fei Wan said, "He can only clear himself of all charges by killing us. If there's even the slightest mistake, we'll have a chance to crush him to pieces along with us."
Queen Yan pondered for a moment.
This is the truth.
"So, he doesn't dare?"
Fei Wan nodded: "Besides, he won't."
"Are you so sure?"
"Because he's a human being."
Queen Yan looked at Fei Wan in surprise, unable to understand what she meant.
"Cao Bin is different from other eunuchs," Fei Wan explained. "He's cunning, but loyal. He's servile, but his backbone isn't truly bent. He loves money, but he has a bottom line. He's timid and avoids trouble, but he also has a hidden madness."
Is that so? Empress Yan's understanding of human nature is not as subtle as Fei Wan's.
And she never wanted to spend time trying to understand the feelings of her servants.
After thinking for a moment, she nodded: "Okay, I trust my sister's judgment. However, I will still secretly find someone to keep an eye on him."
Fei Wan did not persuade Queen Yan.
She was more concerned with something else.
"Sister, have you decided who to recruit first?"
Empress Yan said without hesitation: "Prince Liu, Princess Jingshu."
A relatively influential figure among the clan members.
Fei Wan smiled: "It seems that my sister knows that recruiting people is not just to disperse the pressure."
Queen Yan raised her eyebrows, "Of course. This is a great opportunity to win people's hearts, we can't let it go."
It is much more effective for everyone to work together as a group than for her to win over people one by one.
There is also greater trust in each other.
Empress Yan laughed and said, "Cao Bin only thought we were looking for someone to help cover up, but he didn't know that our real purpose was to use this to get more people to stand by us."
Fei Wan pursed her lips.
Not necessarily unaware.
Empress Yan was unaware of Cao Bin's secret resentment towards the emperor, but Fei Wan gradually sensed it.
She was looking forward to seeing how things would develop.
He and Queen Yan discussed for a long time. In addition to clan members, there were also nobles, civil and military officials. Who could be the first wave to be recruited and how each person would join the group had to be carefully planned in order to avoid mistakes.
For example, the old Prince Liu, with his many children, longed to leave each of his sons and grandsons a large sum of money when the family line was divided. This was his wish, so he had to find a way to acquire more property. However, the royal family only allocated a fixed quota to clan members. When he heard that the Qiao clan, a maritime trader, could get involved, how could he not be tempted? With a little bait, he would take the bait and beg Cao Bin to join.
Princess Jingshu, however, didn't have such an urgent need for money. However, she had a penchant for collecting novelty items. It would be wise to lure her in with exotic goods and gradually lure her into the game.
This discussion lasted until the evening.
Fei Wan stayed with Queen Yan for dinner.
During this period, someone came from the Imperial Court to report that His Majesty had looked at the calligraphy that the Imperial Noble Consort had left in Chenqian Palace, and found that the handwriting in some places was not very good. His Majesty needed guidance and asked the Imperial Noble Consort to come over immediately.
"Okay, I'll pack up and leave. You can go back and report."
Fei Wan smiled and sent the palace maids away.
Sit back at the table and eat slowly.
I didn’t go after eating.
He leaned back on the recliner in the inner hall of Queen Yan and took a rest.
He also sent someone to the Imperial Hospital to ask for the imperial physician, saying that he was not feeling well.
After a while, someone came to the imperial court again and urged Feiwan to go.
The imperial physician on duty and the palace maid arrived at the same time.
I took Fei Wan's pulse and found nothing wrong. Just as I was about to speak, Xiang Yi beside Fei Wan said:
"The Imperial Concubine ate two fruits before dinner and felt uncomfortable in her stomach. As a result, she started to feel stomachache just halfway through her meal. My Lord, please take a good look at the Empress and see if she is tired."
The imperial physician quickly stopped what he was about to say and changed his tone, saying that Fei Wan's spleen and stomach were delicate, and coupled with recent fatigue, they had caused imbalance and needed proper conditioning.
He also prescribed three prescriptions.
He also gave some advice on diet and daily life.
As soon as the imperial physician left, Fei Wan stood up, reluctantly holding the hand of the maid and was about to leave to see the emperor in Chen Qian Palace.
Empress Yan quickly stopped him: "You look so pale, why are you still practicing calligraphy? Lie down and rest!"
So he sent someone back with the palace maid to report to the emperor that the imperial concubine was not feeling well and could not accompany him tonight.
"Then what about your Queen? She can't come either?"
The emperor frowned and asked the palace maid in Fengming Palace.
The maid hurriedly said, "The Empress misunderstood the Imperial Concubine today over the menstrual allowance. She scolded her during the day, but after the misunderstanding was cleared up, the Empress realized she had wrongly blamed her and felt deeply regretful. Now the Imperial Concubine has a stomachache, and the Empress is worried that her scolding during the day may have hurt her health, so she is personally caring for her. If His Majesty wishes to see her, I will report this to the Empress and ask her to come immediately after she has taken care of the Imperial Concubine."
The emperor frowned and thought for a moment, "Forget it."
Later, the emperor casually flipped over the name card of a young concubine.
Although it is my new favorite recently, I still feel it is bland.
They were driven away before midnight.
When the news reached Fengming Palace, Fei Wanchao, who was staying there, smiled at Empress Yan.
Empress Yan couldn't help but scoff, "He was probably hoping I'd see that filthy thing and have a go at it. But then, you didn't go, and neither did I. Letting a concubine take my place, how could that be the taste of a high position!"
Fei Wan clicked her tongue: "Sister is getting to know him better and better now."
"I'm increasingly eager to replace him sooner rather than later!"
"Take the long view and be patient, sister."
"Humph!"
The next evening, Concubine Ling Gu Shuer was summoned to sleep with him.
She ran out of Chenqian Palace crying in the middle of the night, cried all the way, and returned to Chengming Palace and stayed indoors without going out.
The emperor was furious.
The next morning, it was announced that Concubine Ling was disrespectful and was demoted to a concubine.
He was demoted three levels at once, causing an uproar in the harem.
Some concubines who had previously had conflicts with Gu Shuer deliberately mocked her.
Gu Shuer got into a fight with someone and both of them were injured.
Several concubines who had suffered losses went to the emperor to file a complaint, and Gu Shuer ran into Fei Wan's Chunxi Palace with murderous intent.
"I regret this! I can't survive half a year before leaving the palace. Help me get out of this damn place now! As long as you can do it, I'll agree to anything you ask!"